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UK Effort to Keep Apple Encryption Fight Secret Is Blocked

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170 points flanked-evergl | 2 comments | 08 Apr 25 07:46 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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amiga386 ◴[08 Apr 25 09:41 UTC] No.43619870[source]▶
Users want their secrets to be secret.

Apple wants its users' secrets to be secret.

The UK wants the fact it wants Apple to reveal anyone's secrets to be secret.

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HPsquared ◴[08 Apr 25 09:47 UTC] No.43619903[source]▶
There must be a healthy middle ground between mass untouchable criminal communication networks on the one hand, and full panopticon 24x7 for every civilian on the other. Or I don't know, maybe there isn't. But at least the debate should be public.
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nickslaughter02 ◴[08 Apr 25 10:09 UTC] No.43619999[source]▶
With encryption backdoors only regular people lose their privacy. Criminals move to something else. But hey, maybe you will get your wishes in the EU soon (the rest of the world will follow):

"European Commission pushes for encryption ‘backdoors’" https://brusselssignal.eu/2025/04/european-commission-pushes...

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1. johnisgood ◴[08 Apr 25 10:13 UTC] No.43620018{3}[source]▶
There is ChatControl, too, in EU.
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2. nickslaughter02 ◴[08 Apr 25 10:21 UTC] No.43620061[source]▶
Yes, the "Law Enforcement Working Party" is having a meeting today.